Privacy Policy | Adzmarkt

Protecting Your Personal Information

This Privacy Policy describes how Markt Online (Pty) Ltd ("the Company," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, processes, and discloses your personal information in connection with your access to and use of the Adzmarkt website located at www.adzmarkt.co.za and all related services, features, content, and applications (collectively, the "Platform").

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. By using the Platform, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services to you:

Personal Information: This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, phone number, physical address, and payment information (if applicable). We collect this when you register for an account, post an ad, send an enquiry, or contact us.
Usage Data: We automatically collect information on how the Platform is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Platform that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Platform and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

2. How We Use Your Information

Adzmarkt uses the collected data for various purposes:

To provide and maintain our Platform.
To notify you about changes to our Platform.
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Platform when you choose to do so.
To provide customer support.
To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Platform.
To monitor the usage of our Platform.
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information.

3. Sharing Your Information

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may share your personal information with third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Platform, to contact you, or to process payments.
For Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
With Other Users: When you post an ad or use the chat feature, certain information (e.g., your name, contact details provided in the ad) may be visible to other users.
For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

4. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Your Data Protection Rights (POPIA Compliance)

Markt Online (Pty) Ltd is committed to complying with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 ("POPIA") in South Africa, which aims to protect your personal information. In accordance with POPIA, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Right to be informed: You have the right to know what personal information is being collected and why.
Right of access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Right to correction/rectification: You have the right to request that we correct or update inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Right to deletion/erasure: You have the right to request the deletion or removal of your personal information under certain circumstances.
Right to object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
Right to restriction of processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
Right to data portability: You have the right to request a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
Right to complain: You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator if you believe your rights under POPIA have been infringed.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

6. Cookies Policy

We use cookies to track the activity on our Platform and hold certain information. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Platform.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Platform.

7. Links to Other Sites

Our Platform may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Platform does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Platform, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: info@adzmarkt.co.za
By phone: +27 12 345 6789
By WhatsApp: +27 65 680 8961
By visiting our contact page: www.adzmarkt.co.za/contact

Last Updated: April 17, 2026